Blockchain Verification
Proof of originality, built in. Learn how the blockchain verifies your work.
Authent secures your creative process by anchoring it to the blockchain. When you sign a project, all captured screenshots are cryptographically hashed and combined into a single Merkle root—a unique digital fingerprint that represents your entire project. This fingerprint is then stored on the blockchain as a permanent, tamper-proof record.
Here's how it works:
Cryptographic Hashing
Each screenshot in your timeline is hashed individually. These hashes are mathematically folded together into one summary hash—your project's Merkle root. If even one image were altered, the final hash would no longer match, making any tampering immediately obvious.
Public Notary
The blockchain acts as a public notary, preserving this fingerprint forever. What others see on the blockchain isn't your project or its files—it's just the final hash. This keeps your creative work secure while still allowing verification.
Independent Verification
Whether your project is public or private, viewers can independently confirm its authenticity using blockchain tools, without ever seeing the underlying files.
Private Projects
Private projects can still be published for verification. Viewers won't see the content, but they can still trust it because your project's authenticity is backed by an unchangeable, time-stamped blockchain record.
This gives you a simple, trusted way to prove your work is real, original, and yours without giving away the secret sauce.
How to Sign a Project
To sign a project, you'll need a Metamask wallet connected to the Polygon network. If you don't have one, you can install it from the Metamask website.
Once you have a wallet, you will also need some MATIC to pay for the transaction. MATIC can be purchased from a variety of crypto exchanges.
Once you have a wallet and some MATIC, you can sign a project by clicking the "Signatures" button on the project page and then clicking the "Sign" button.